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Hydrosocial territories: imaginaries, materialities, and struggles over knowledge, order and meaning

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  • Rutgerd Boelens
  • Lena Hommes
  • Jaime Hoogesteger
  • Erik Swyngedouw
  • Jeroen Vos
  • Philippus Wester

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The notion of ‘hydrosocial territories’ was introduced in Water International in 2016 to unpack claims of authority over a space, its waters and human and nonhuman beings. Since its introduction, hydrosocial territories has travelled and bridged rivers, regions, movements and disciplines – as conceptual notion and political action project. This contribution now takes stock of this journey. It reviews how hydrosocial territories has been used to analyse diverse spatial and political topics; how it has been articulated with different theoretical perspectives; and how it has contributed to water justice. Lastly, this contribution enquires about future conceptual and political avenues to explore.

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  • Rutgerd Boelens & Lena Hommes & Jaime Hoogesteger & Erik Swyngedouw & Jeroen Vos & Philippus Wester, 2025. "Hydrosocial territories: imaginaries, materialities, and struggles over knowledge, order and meaning," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(5), pages 426-462, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:50:y:2025:i:5:p:426-462
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2025.2528261
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